David Stillerman named to Academic All-America Baseball Team

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — Carleton College shortstop David Stillerman (Sr./Evanston, Ill./Evanston) was recognized for excellence in the classroom and on the diamond as he was a second-team selection to the Capital One Academic All-America Division III Baseball team, as voted by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Carleton student-athletes have won the Academic All-America award a total of 21 times overall, and Stillerman is the first member of the baseball program to join that list (SEE CHART BELOW)

An Economics/Mathematics/Statistics major, Stillerman holds a 3.86 GPA and capped off his career as a Knight with a standout senior season, ultimately earning a spot on the 2014 D3baseball.com All-Midwest Region Team.

Stillerman finished the 2014 campaign ranked among the MIAC leaders with a .370 batting average, .437 on-base percentage, and .533 slugging percenage. He scored 47 runs in the Knights’ 34 games, crossing the plate an average of 1.38 times per game, which ranked fourth among all NCAA players and second in Division III. He also ranked among Division III leaders with 13 doubles and three triples this season.

In addition to earning Academic All-America honors, Stillerman has also earned three consecutive Academic All-Conference awards and two Academic All-District honors.

CARLETON COLLEGE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS®

Year

Student-Athlete

Academic All-America Team

Sport/Position

1992

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Scott Hanks

Football (1st team)

Tight End

1995

--

Jon Bougie

Men's At-Large (2nd team)

Track & Cross Country

--

Lydia Neilsen

Women's At-Large (2nd team)

Swimming

1996

--

Kevin Theissen

Men's At-Large (3rd team)

Track & Cross Country

1998

--

Max Harper

Men's At-Large (2nd team)

Swimming

1999

--

Josh Wilhelm

Men's Basketball (2nd team)

Forward

2000

--

Jeff Thurk

Football (2nd team)

Defensive Line

--

Sandra Helquist

Women's At-Large (3rd team)

Track & Field

2001

--

Carl Tape

Men's At-Large (2nd team)

Soccer

2003

--

Jason Brown

Men's At-Large (1st team)

Swimming

--

Matt Hooley

Men's Track/Cross Country (3rd team)

Track & Cross Country

2004

--

Britta Vietenheimer

Women's At-Large (2nd team)

Swimming

2005

--

David Watson

Men's Soccer (3rd team)

Midfielder

2008

--

Ted Marschall

Men's At-Large (3rd team)

Swimming

2009

--

Ted Marschall

Men's At-Large (2nd team)

Swimming

2010

--

Will Taylor

Football (2nd team)

Offensive Line

2011

--

Simone Childs-Walker

Women’s Track/Cross Country (1st team)

Track & Cross Country

2012

--

Simone Childs-Walker

Women’s Track/Cross Country (1st team)

Track & Cross Country

--

Simon Ginet

Men's Soccer (1st Team)

Forward

2013

--

Erik Klontz

Men's At-Large (1st team)

Swimming

2014

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David Stillerman

Baseball (2nd team)

Infielder

The Academic All-America Teams program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisting of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Aaron Rushing moves into his seventh season as Carleton’s head baseball coach. In his first six seasons, he has led the team to the best six-year win total since 1995-99. Rushing led the Knights to their first ever MIAC playoff berth and their second highest win total ever in 2009. The 2007 team got off to the best start to a season in 75 years. IIn Rushing’s brief tenure the team boasts 15 academic All-MIAC players, nine All-MIAC players, three All-Region players, two academic all-district players, a Fulbright Scholar, and an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.